Sandhill Crane (Jasper-Pulaski, Oct. 13)

 


Below are a few of my favorite straight out of the camera, unedited JPG photos from today's trip to the Sandhill Crane Observation Tower near the Jasper-Pulaski Fish & Wildlife reserve.  Captured all of these with the Panasonic Lumix Z80 and needed to zoom to 1200-2400 mm on most.  Shutter speed was between 1/200 to 1/1000 but majority were taken at 1/250.


f6.3, 1/250, ISO 80

f5.9, 1/800, ISO 200

f5.9, 1/800, ISO 200

f5.9, 1/1000, ISO 320

f5.9, 1/1000, ISO 250

f5.8, 1/1000, ISO 250

f5.9, 1/1000, ISO 320

f6.3, 1/250, ISO 125

f6.3, 1/250, ISO 125

f6.3, 1/250, ISO 100

f6.3, 1/250, ISO 125

f6.3, 1/250, ISO 200

f6.3, 1/200, ISO 160

f6.3, 1/200, ISO 200

f6.3, 1/250, ISO 250

f6.3, 1/250, ISO 320

f6.3, 1/250, ISO 250

f6.3, 1/250, ISO 250

f6.3, 1/250, ISO 250

f6.3, 1/250, ISO 500

f6.3, 1/250, ISO 400

f6.3, 1/250, ISO 320

f6.3, 1/250, ISO 500

f6.3, 1/250, ISO 640

f6.3, 1/250, ISO 800

f6.3, 1/250, ISO 800

f6.3, 1/250, ISO 800

f6.3, 1/250, ISO 800

f6.3, 1/250, ISO 80



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